Ja Chce Pierogi

So we're in Poland now.... the land of pierogies. I think so anyways, and man are they good. Not like the one's you get in Canada, they're about 1254 times better here. And the different kinds of fillings you can get are great. There are sweet ones, or cheesy ones, or meaty ones (seasoned with fat...... mmmmmmmmmm..........) and whatever else you can think of. I love them.

We spent our first few days in Poland in Warsaw (Warszawa, pronounced vah-shaw-vah). The great thing about that was that we were staying with locals. We met them through a website called Hospitalityclub.org, which we were told about by another traveller. Basically, people sign up and offer free accomodation. We messaged a few of them, and had a few offers. It's really cool because you get to experience the real locals, as opposed to a hostel full of other travellers (which can be fun too). Not to mention all the money you save on accomodation. Our hosts (Monika and Chris) were really nice, but they worked a lot, and were always very busy.

One thing we have noticed is how nice people are here compared to the Baltic states. This was noticed as soon as we arrived in Poland. We were standing in a line, and we happened to leave a small space in front of us. Then somebody asked us if we were in line, instead of just going in front. I know that seems like common sense, but not for Lithuanians. There, if you leave even a few inches between you and the person in front of you, you'll lose your space in the line.... very annoying.

Anyways, we are now in Krakow, further south. We haven't really explored the city much, although we have found an awesome pierogi restaurant. Yesterday we went to Auschwitz. I'm not going to discuss everything, but I will say that it was quite impressive and that people can be horrible. That is all that needs to be said right now.